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Rene Verdonk, MD, PhD, inducted into AOSSM Hall of Fame
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Rene Verdonk, MD, PhD, professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology at the Gent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, was inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Hall of Fame on July 8, during its annual meeting in San Diego. The Hall of Fame honor recognizes members of the orthopaedic sports medicine community who have significantly contributed to the specialty, according to an AOSSM press release.
Verdonk, an Orthopaedics Today Europe Editorial Board member, is the current co-editor in chief of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, the official journal of the European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA). He is a past president and served as chairman of the basic science committee at ESSKA.
Verdonk is a member of the Belgian Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Belgian Society for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, where he served as president 1991 to 1992. He is a member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) strategic planning committee and the ISAKOS Education Committee, as well as a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Association and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Verdonk is published in a number of journals, including AOSSM’s American Journal of Sports Medicine.